
Paul Shepherd
Chartered Mathematician, scientist and civil engineer
Event organised by ICE
Buildings were traditionally designed on a large, flat piece of paper. Then computers came along, and buildings began to be designed on a large, flat monitor screen. But very little else changed.
The complexity of modern buildings is such that it is no longer sufficient to design in 2D where change is relatively time-consuming to implement. Luckily, modern computers are so powerful that it is no longer necessary to do so either.
In this talk, Paul Shepherd will use case studies of the research council-funded projects he is working on to explain how next-generation computational design and optimisation tools can help optimise building designs in response to sustainability and productivity drivers. To finish, he will give a broad overview of where he thinks the opportunities lie for future research and development in this area.
Open to everyone, this may be particularly useful to those preparing for their CEng professional review. Following the recent streamlining process, several changes are being implemented to the professional review process as of January 2022.
This is a series of events for Technicians who are interested in becoming members (EngTech MICE/FICE). We gather to discuss the ways we can help ourselves, each other and the ICE to provide ongoing learning and experience in civil engineering.
Ana Heitor from the University of Leeds will focus on how imposter phenomenon can present itself in the early stages of a professional career, especially during the the transition from education to full-time work. She'll share with you useful strategies to overcome this.